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Joe Frank

"When I went to the University of Iowa in order to be a writer, I thought, This is the worst way to learn how to write. To sit in a room with a bunch of would-be writers, who want to write the Great American Novel, every one of them, and you read their stories and they read yours, and you're not living a life. I don't like that. I like learning on the job. The character of my work has definitely evolved from the character of my life."

Source : Interview with Jonathan Goldstein, believermag.com. March 1, 2013.

Joe Frank

#Jobs Quotes #Character Quotes #Writing Quotes

“To begin with, it's true, she read with trepidation and some unease. The sheer endlessness of books outfaced her and she had no idea how to go on; there was no system to her reading, with one book leading to another, and often she had two or three on the go at the same time.”
“I abhor unjust war. I abhor injustice and bullying by the strong at the expense of the weak, whether among nations or individuals. I abhor violence and bloodshed. I believe that war should never be resorted to when, or so long as, it is honorably possible to avoid it. I respect all men and women who from high motives and with sanity and self-respect do all they can to avert war. I advocate preparation for war in order to avert war; and I should never advocate war unless it were the only alternative to dishonor.”
“The world of ideas is not revealed to us in one stroke; we must both permanently and unceasingly recreate it in our consciousness.”
“My brother and I spent countless hours as kids playing with our dad's home camera, we would create little sketches and movies and talk shows. But it wasn't until I was 10 that I started considering that I could do it as a job.”

Source : Source: www.nerdprobs.com
“The man who has never made a fool of himself in love will never be wise in love.”

Source : Theodor Reik (2002). “Love and Lust: On the Psychoanalysis of Romantic and Sexual Emotions”, p.190, Transaction Publishers
“Try to go out empty and let your images fill you up.”
“Every band I knew or played with had flyers and properly-recorded demos and contacts; I couldn't even get a gig.”
“A good laugh is as good as a prayer sometimes.”

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